(178830) Anne-Veronique Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 April 2001 by St. Veran at St. Veran.

Anne-Véronique (b. 1969) is the wife of Michel Hernandez, one of the discoverers of this minor planet.Naming citation (20091004/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Anne-Veronique is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anne-Veronique is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number178830
Provisional designation2001 HT
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.51
Orbital period3.83 years
Semi-major axis2.45 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.88 au
Eccentricity0.177
Inclination2.08°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.999 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Michel

Also discovered on 18 April 2001

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